Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortChamaecrista nictitans
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 25 | 15 | 30 | Soil texture | light | heavy, medium, light, wide |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 1600 | 550 | 2000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 50 | 55 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | ||
| Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 240 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |
| medicinal | immune system applications | entire plant |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | entire plant |